Marsha Maung: Write. Cook. Read. Watch. Try. Innovate.

O.M.G.....just saw Jimmy Fallon playing Air Hockey on his show and this has got to happen here in Malaysia. Looks so fun! Ah...I know it's an game involving alcohol and as a parent, I shouldn't be 'liking' stuff like that but OK, replace it with...chocolate milk then. But this looks incredibly fun!

Malaysian leaders need to step up and step in before all of this is hijacked and things are out of control. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp/www.wmo.int/www.iaea.org/html/www.sealthedeal2009.org/petition/realfile/html/story.asp?NewsID=46577&Cr=Religion&Cr1#.UtkKl58Z7qD

I am not talking about smartphones although they ARE life and time saving devices. I am talking about the simplest of things in the kitchen that we sometimes forget to thank. School holiday's just over and we are back to the grind in the kitchen. Throughout the nearly-2-month holidays, there simply isn't enough time to sit down and think of what to cook for dinner. I know, it happens every holiday. I can't seem to get my head around thinking of BOTH work AND healthy cooking. If you have the tip for it, I welcome a share. These two devices literally saved me loads of time. The rice cooker and air fryer. I throw everything in there. And the oven. You can steam and fry anything, right? LOL I go to the market in the morning and spend a little bit of time throwing some salt and pepper at these swimmers and chuck them into the fridge for a while. Right before going to pick my kids up from school, I unceremoniously pour the things into the air fryer and we ...

He is able who thinks he is able. - Buddha

Three's something really sad going on in Malaysia right now. As one of the best fence-sitters in the Universe (who have contributed and done her best), I just want to remind everyone about what we are. We are people. In short: the uncontrolled JAIS went ahead to rudely intrude, demand, confiscate and then remand/arrest a couple of people from Bible Society of Malaysia in Damansara Kim (too near to my place and this used to be my neighborhood but that's beside the point). They took away more than 300 Malay bibles because they used the A word to refer to God. You know, honestly, I think this is a misunderstanding. I think this is a language issue, not a religious one. No. I think there's political motivation. Then again, the rest of the world's been using the A word for a long time and there is no reason for Malaysia to be so special. I might write something more articulate, I have things at the back of my mind, not that I don't want to say it.  But for now,...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe. - Abraham Lincoln

As I get older, I see and hear a lot more about health, lifestyle, exercise and food from other people. Yes, I almost always manage to get my morning yoga going but not always the evening part. Read: I would rather just veg, excuse me.  There are all forms of exercising in this world and I am most interested in the ones that require minimal clothing, special attire (oh, you people with dirty minds, I hear you. LOL), equipment and stuff. Like using your body weight and gravity. Like using your luggage when traveling. Like using your wok when cooking. LOL. Kidding. But the recent video introduced by Mashable I just saw really takes the cake. The people who came up with the idea is genius. I can't imagine maneuvering a 1kg fork and spoon around on the plate. It would most likely give you very muscly wrists. It will also tone down your arm in the long run. And they aren't selling it cheap either....nearly USD$150 per set. That's about RM450. Expensive eating utensils but...

In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe. - Michael Jackson

I tweeted this morning that I had one of the best sleeps I have ever had in ages... Yes, I did the unthinkable (for workaholics). Hey, did we not read about 2 people who just recently...like, literally, fell dead because they were overworked? One was in Indonesia and the other was from China . I have been in the advertising industry before and yes, it works like that and it's really sad to see these news. Maybe for the really large firms...people just don't sleep. And hey, guess what I called myself when I first started freelancing back in 2000....the freelancer that don't sleep. It was a tagline I was intensely proud of. People didn't have to know that a part of the reason I didn't sleep was because my kids were waking me up all the time. They were young then.  I work at copywriting and you just can't rush copywriting. If the idea isn't there yet, it isn't there yet. If it isn't there, it's because you're trying too hard to f...

One day, after lunch with my kids, we were walking past a pet shop near our home and I decided to go in. For some of you, you might have known about the fact that we, the three of us, have a deep love for puppies and overall general cuteness! I have been contemplating for YEARS ON END about whether we can have an additional family member and right to this day, the commitment continues to scare me . And I am, unfortunately, not really a cat person . Anyway, we went in and I saw a bunch of treats for dogs and grabbed a few. Quite random is Marsha. The guards outside of my apartment complex 'rare' a couple of dogs, a mother and son dog. Bear in mind, these dogs aren't your regular puppies or home pets. They are raised by the guards, sleep in the shed, sometimes consistently drenched by the rain and are not pampered, taught to shake hands, play dead or even sit. They have a tendency to bark and chase people off. SO! What the hell I was thinking is beyond me. I wanted to...